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Drawings & Sketches

79,494 works

Pen and wash design for a medal with tulips and hyacinths and lettering for a Haarlem flower-bulb society.

Ontwerp voor de penning voor de Algemeene Vereeniging voor de Bloembollencultuur, 1910

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Loose watercolor of two children drawing at a table, one in a dark dress and one in blue, with green washes behind.

Twee tekenende kinderen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Watercolor and pencil study of spiny thistle leaves and seed pods on a stem, with a smaller leaf and bud sketch at upper righ

Distelbladeren

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey ink drawing of a flowering tree branch with leaves, buds and blossoms on a pale sheet of paper.

Tak met bloesem

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Architectural competition drawing of a Vienna technical museum with site plan and facade elevation, by Otto Wagner, 1909.

"Ideen-Konkurrenz - Technisches Museum für Industrie und Gewerbe in Wien" - "Otto Wagner"

Otto Wagner, 1909

Pencil drawing of a bay with distant mountains, a fortified town on the right shore, and small boats on the water.

View of a Bay and Mountains

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Charcoal drawing of orchid blossoms in pale tones against a dark ground, with paint spots on the sheet below.

Tak orchideeën

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Drawing of pale young shoots and leaves against a dark ink wash background, by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874.

Tak met jonge loten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and watercolor drawing of a dense cluster of distorted heads and faces in orange, pink and green washes.

Idiotie

Karl Wiener, 1922

Pencil sketch with touches of colour showing a town of rooftops and trees along water, with a shuttered house at right.

View of Town

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a panoramic view of a city with domes and minarets beyond trees, a distant shoreline, and hills.

Landscape near Constantinople

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white cap sewing at a stone window framed by ivy, with a birdcage beside her.

Zittende vrouw in venster

Sara Troost, 1785

Pencil drawing of a stone aqueduct with pointed arches crossing a rocky landscape with trees and shrubs.

Landscape with Acquaduct near Smyrna

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey chalk drawing of a standing man in 18th-century coat and breeches, holding a tricorn hat and a walking stick.

Staande man met hoed in de hand

Tibout Regters, 1720

Red chalk sketch of a seated draftsman in a tricorn hat, mounted on a museum album page.

Zittende tekenaar

Cornelis Troost, 1716

Pencil drawing of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat, leaning on a cane, full length on pale paper.

Staande man

Cornelis Troost, 1712

Studie van de advocaat Jacobus

Cornelis Troost, 1741

Chalk and watercolor study of a man in a tricorn hat, wig and legal gown, with a reddish face and grey shading.

Studie van de advocaat Carel

Cornelis Troost, 1741

Drawing on paper with two head studies in pencil and chalk, an older woman in a cap and an older man in a wig.

Vroedvrouw Jannetje Cabas en Foberts vader

Cornelis Troost, 1741

Watercolor of a long building with tall spired towers on a flat plain under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Large Building

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1818-83

Pen and wash drawing of an interior where figures with monkey faces in period dress gather around a table near a clock and be

Interieur met apen

Michiel Carree, 1675

Ink drawing with two ornate figures and a Dutch New Year's verse in calligraphy, dated 1737.

Nieuwjaarswens van Geertje Beyaart, 1737

Geertje Beyaart, 1737

Pen and watercolor drawing of people with a loaded handcart on a sandy shore beside a tree and a boat.

Verhuizing met een kar

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical palace interior with columns, arches, a coffered ceiling and statues.

Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

Josef Platzer, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of rococo ornamental panels with scrollwork, cherubs, and floral motifs within a green-bordered frame.

Design for plate 2, from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and gray wash drawing of rococo ornamental panels with cherubs, scrollwork, and animal figures in a central cartouche.

Design for plate 8, from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of ornamental scrollwork panels with a central cartouche, winged figures, and urns.

Design for plate 5 from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pencil drawing of a large arched hall with rows of stacked framed paintings and two men in caps sorting them.

Candidates for Admission to the Paris Salon

Felicien Myrbach-Rheinfeld, late 19th-early 20th century

Ink drawing of a rococo frame design with scrollwork, blank central panel, and ecclesiastical motifs at the top.

Design for Frame with Ecclesiastical Motifs

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88

Ink drawing of a rococo decorative frame with flowers, feathers, leaves and scrollwork around handwritten German text.

Design for a Frame with Flowers, Feathers, Leaves, and Grapes

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88

Pen and wash drawing of a river city with gabled houses, a church spire, and boats with passengers in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Weesperzijde met de Blauwbrug

Jan van Kessel, 1651

Pen drawing of an ornate rococo frame with scrolling foliage, shells, a papal tiara and crossed keys, and a castle at the top

Design for a Frame

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1750-88